Edge-ironing machine.



No. 660,277. Patented Oct. 23, I900. w. H. RIGK EY.

EDGE IBONINGVMAGHINE.

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No. 660,277. Patented Oct. '23, .l900.

W. H. RICKEY.

.EDGE IRONING MACHINE.

(Application filed Dec. 1, .1899.)

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WILLIAM H. RICKEY, OF EAST ORANGE, NEi/V JERSEY.

EDGE-IRQNING MACHINE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 660,277, dated October 23, 1900.

Application filed December 1,1899- Serial No. 788,761. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, WILLIAM H. RIOKEY, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of East Orange, in the county of Essex and State of New Jersey, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Edge Ironing Ma-' chines, of which the following is a specificamachine which, having the qualities before enumerated, shall enable collars and similar articles having a curved or irregular edge to be dampened, polished, and smoothed down at one simple and rapid operation.

To attain these advantages, I unite in one machine a dampener pivotally mounted and oneor more pivotally-mounted smoothing and polishing irons in line therewith, the said dampener and iron or irons being so arranged that they will automatically furnish the requisite pressure and follow exactly the shape of the article operated upon.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a view of the machine at work looked at from above and showing the various positions assumed by the separate irons when a curved edge is being ironed. Fig. 2 is a front View; Fig. 3, a vertical section through the center of the dampener; Fig. 4, a vertical section through one of the irons. Fig. 5 is a section of the upper projecting guide, showing the arrangement for avoiding the edge of the articles being caught when pushed through the ironer. Fig. 5 shows more plainly the rounded edge of the guide, and Fig. 5 a cross-section of the guide on the line 0000 of Fig. 5 Fig. 6 shows a method of mounting the irons or dampener so that they may recede in grooves, and Fig. 7 is a vertical section through the lines 6 6 of Fig. 6 looking in the direction of the arrow. Referring to the drawings, a a o; a are the irons swinging on the pivots b Z) Z) Z).

c is the dampener, pivotally mounted at b. d d are Weights, either fixed at the end of the levers e or adjustable along them. These levers swing'on the fulcrums f, and by means of the arm g, resting against the irons and dam-' pener, they control by their weight the motions of the irons a and of the dainpener'o.

'h isa hook at the end of the arm g, which rests against and slides along the outer edge of the iron and dampener, the iron and dampener being provided with a projection h,

which limits the movementof the iron and dampener and preventsthe hook h from sliding off the edge of the iron or dampener.

The front faces of the irons a are provided with grooves 'i for receiving the edges of the articles to be ironed,and there are arranged for guiding the articles into and along the grooves 't' projecting top and bottomstripsj attached to the frame of the ironer. face of one or more of the grooves i on the irons nearest the dampener is roughened in order to removeor turn over the rough or fuzzy edges on the articles being ironed. k is the gas-supply tube, furnished with holes is under each of the irons for heating the same. lifting the pin 1), which is seated in the top and body of the frame and passes through the bearing Z, integral with the iron a.

The dampener, Fig. 3, has the general shape of the irons Ct and is composed of the following parts: m is a spool, made of wood or metal, turning on the spindle o and covered outwardly with, felt, cloth, or similar material. This sits in the water, either wholly or partially filling the dampener c, which keeps the absorbent material always saturated with water. v

k shows the legs supporting the ironer.

.Another method of mounting the irons and dampener is shown in Figs. 6 and 7. In this arrangement the dampener or irons instead of swinging on a pivot move forward and back- The sur- Any of the irons maybe removed by ward in slots q, arranged in the uprights x, r

is conducted to the edge projectionsjj' and they become hot. When all parts of the machine have attained the proper temperature,

the article is passed through over the dam pener first and then over the heated grooves 71 of the irons and in contact with the heated proj ect-ionsj j. The dam pener moistens the edge, the roughened grooves of the nearest iron-s smooth over and lay down any fuzzy, edge on the article being ironed, and the other smooth grooves finish the operation of putting a tin- ,ish on the edge of the article. The heated projections or guidesjj' finish off the upper and lower sides of the article adjacent to the edge. Ihe dam pen-er and irons being mounted pivotally and yieldingly on pivots b and being urged outwardly by the weighted levers e, the dampener and the heated grooves in the irons will always follow accurately and with the proper pressure the regular or irregular edge of the article being ironed.

To prevent the edges of the collars, &c., getting caught on the points of the guidesjj, their edgesp are rounded ed, as shown in Fig. 5.

It is evident that instead of the weighted levers e a spring can be used, either in conjunction with the levers e or applied directly to the pivotallymounted dampener and llOIlS. V

Having thus fully described and illustrated my invention, what I claim is- 1. In edge-ironing machines, the combination of'a pivotally-swinging dampener, one or more pivotally-swinging irons haviugan edgeironing groove, and means for causing the dampener and iron to follow the edge of the ifirtigle operated upon, substantially as set ort 2. In edge-ironing machines, the combination of a dampener pivotally mounted, a grooved iron or irons similarly mounted, and weighted levers for controlling the movement and pressure of said dampener and irons, substantially as set forth.

3. In edge-ironing machines, the combinzt: tion of a pivotally-mounted iron having an ironing-groove on its outer surface, a

weighted lever resting by one arm against the opposite surface of said iron and astop operto iron the surfaces of the article adjacent to the edge and provided with means for preventing the. article catching on the edges of the projecting guides, substantially as set forth.

6. In edge-ironing machines, the combination of a swinging dampener so mounted as to recede under pressure and follow the edge of the article being ironed, and guides for directing the courseof the articles operated upon, substantially asdescribed.

7. In edge-ironing machines, the combination of a dam pener so mounted as to recede under pressure and follow the edge of the article being ironed, one or more irons similarly mounted, and guides for directing the course of the articles operated upon, substantially as described. In

Signed at New York, in the county of New York and State of New York, this 27th day of November, 1899.

WILLIAM H. RIGKE Y.

Witnesses:

LEoN A. MALKIEL, A. STETSON. 

